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  "title": "Rabbeinu Tam's Tefillin",
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      "title": "Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Weiss Edition",
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    "page": {
      "slug": "158-159-158-159-shacharit-for-weekdays-rabbeinu-tam-s-tefillin",
      "section": "Shacharit for Weekdays",
      "topic": "Rabbeinu Tam's Tefillin",
      "printPages": "158-159",
      "pdfPages": "158-159",
      "header": {
        "section": {
          "english": "Shacharit for Weekdays",
          "transliteration": {}
        },
        "topic": {
          "english": "Rabbeinu Tam's Tefillin",
          "transliteration": {}
        },
        "printPages": "158-159",
        "correlativePages": "83"
      },
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        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "In the following paragraph, touch the hand-tefillin while saying וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל יָדֶךָ, touch the head-tefillin while saying וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ, and then kiss the fingertips."
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Love God"
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Learn and teach Torah"
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Tefillin and mezuzah"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, בְּכָל |\nלְבָבְךָ,<sup>1</sup> וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ,\nוּבְכָל מְאֹדֶךָ: וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים\nהָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם,\nעַל | לְבָבֶךָ: וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ\nוְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם, בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ,\nוּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ, וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ,\nוּבְקוּמֶךָ: וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל\nיָדֶךָ, וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ:\nוּכְתַבְתָּם עַל מְזֻזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ,\nוּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ:",
          "english": "<b>You should love the Lord, your God,</b> and keep His commandments <b>with all of your heart,</b><sup>1</sup> as one does when fulfilling his beloved's request. Love God <b>with all of your soul.</b> Be ready to fulfill all of His commandments, even if you might lose your life. Love God <b>with all of your might.</b> Be ready to fulfill all of His commandments, even if you might lose your money. <b>These words</b> of Torah, <b>which I command you</b> to do <b>today</b> and every day, should always be new and fresh to you, and they should be engraved <b>on your heart;</b> you should always be thinking about them. You should <b>teach</b> Torah <b>to your children</b> and students until they know it well enough to answer any question about it. <b>You should</b> be involved in the words of Torah and <b>speak them</b> whenever you can: <b>when you sit in your house, when you go on the way, when you lie down</b> at night, <b>and when you get up</b> in the morning. These words, the words of the Shema, should be written in tefillin. <b>You should tie</b> the hand-tefillin <b>on your arm as a sign</b> to remember God, <b>and</b> the head-tefillin should be put on your head, above the area <b>between your eyes. You should write</b> these words of the Shema on mezuzot, which you should put up <b>on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.</b>",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ve-a|HAV|ta et a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|cha, b'CHOL |\nle|vav|CHA, uv|CHOL naf|she|CHA,\nuv|CHOL me-o|DE|cha: ve|ha|YU had|va|RIM\nha-e|LEH a|SHER a|no|CHI me|tzav|CHA ha|YOM,\nal | le|va|VE|cha: ve|shi|nan|TAM le|va|NE|cha\nve|di|BAR|ta bam, b'shiv|te|CHA be|vei|TE|cha,\nuv|lech|te|CHA va|DE|rech, uv|shachb|CHA,\nuv|ku|ME|cha: uk|shar|TAM le-OT al\nya|DE|cha, ve|ha|YU le|to|ta|FOT bein ei|NE|cha:\nuch|tav|TAM al me|zu|ZOT bei|TE|cha,\nu|vish|a|RE|cha:",
            "orthographic": "ve|ʾa|HAV|ta ʾeth a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|kha, be|KHOL |\nle|va|ve|KHA, u|ve|KHOL naf|she|KHA,\nu|ve|KHOL me|ʾo|DHE|kha: ve|ha|YU had|de|va|RIM\nha|ʾel|LEH ʾa|SHER ʾa|no|KHI me|tzav|ve|KHA hay|YOM,\nʿal | le|va|VE|kha: ve|shin|nan|TAM le|va|NE|kha\nve|dhib|BAR|ta bam, be|shiv|te|KHA be|ve|THE|kha,\nu|ve|lekh|te|KHA vad|DE|rekh, u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA,\nu|ve|qu|ME|kha: u|qe|shar|TAM le|ʾOTH ʿal\nya|DHE|kha, ve|ha|YU le|ṭo|ṭa|FOTH ben ʿe|NE|kha:\nu|khe|thav|TAM ʿal me|zu|ZOTH be|THE|kha,\nu|vish|ʿa|RE|kha:",
            "sephardic": "ve|a|HAV|ta et a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|kha, be|KHOL |\nle|va|ve|KHA, u|ve|KHOL naf|she|KHA,\nu|ve|KHOL me|o|DE|kha: ve|ha|YU had|de|va|RIM\nha|el|LEH a|SHER a|no|KHI me|tzav|ve|KHA hay|YOM,\nʿal | le|va|VE|kha: ve|shin|nan|TAM le|va|NE|kha\nve|dib|BAR|ta bam, be|shiv|te|KHA be|ve|TE|kha,\nu|ve|lekh|te|KHA vad|DE|rekh, u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA,\nu|ve|qu|ME|kha: u|qe|shar|TAM le|OT ʿal\nya|DE|kha, ve|ha|YU le|to|ta|FOT ben ʿe|NE|kha:\nu|khe|tav|TAM ʿal me|zu|ZOT be|TE|kha,\nu|vish|ʿa|RE|kha:",
            "chabad": "v'o|HAV|to eis a|do|NOY e|loy|HE|cho, b'CHOL |\nl'vov'|CHO, uv'|CHOL naf|sh'CHO,\nuv'|CHOL m'oy|DE|cho: v'ho|YU had'|vo|RIM\nho-ei|LEH a|SHER o|noy|CHI m'tzav'|CHO ha|YOYM,\nal | l'vo|VE|cho: v'shi|nan|TOM l'vo|NE|cho\nv'di|BAR|to bom, b'shiv|t'CHO b'vei|SE|cho,\nuv'|lech|t'CHO va|DE|rech, uv'|shoch'b'|CHO,\nuv'|ku|ME|cho: uk'|shar|TOM l'OYS al\nyo|DE|cho, v'ho|YU l'toy|to|FOYS bein ei|NE|cho:\nuch'|sav|TOM al m'zu|ZOYS bei|SE|cho,\nu|vish|o|RE|cho:"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "In the following paragraph, touch the hand-tefillin while saying וּקְשַׁרְתֶּם אֹתָם לְאוֹת עַל יֶדְכֶם, touch the head-tefillin while saying וְהָיוּ לְטוֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֵיכֶם, and then kiss the fingertips."
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Rewards for keeping God's commandments"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל\nמִצְוֹתַי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה\nאֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם, לְאַהֲבָה אֶת יְהֹוָה\nאֱלֹהֵיכֶם וּלְעָבְדוֹ, בְּכָל |\nלְבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁכֶם:<sup>2</sup> וְנָתַתִּי\nמְטַר אַרְצְכֶם | בְּעִתּוֹ יוֹרֶה\nוּמַלְקוֹשׁ, וְאָסַפְתָּ דְגָנֶךָ<sup>3</sup> וְתִירֹשְׁךָ\nוְיִצְהָרֶךָ: וְנָתַתִּי עֵשֶׂב | בְּשָׂדְךָ\nלִבְהֶמְתֶּךָ, וְאָכַלְתָּ וְשָׂבָעְתָּ:",
          "english": "God tells the Jewish Nation in the Torah: <b>It will be</b> that <b>if you listen</b> to Me and keep all of <b>My commandments that I am commanding you today, to love the Lord, your God, and to serve Him</b> by praying properly <b>with all of your heart and all of your soul;</b><sup>2</sup> then I will bless you with the following blessings: <b>I will give rain for your land at the right times—</b>when people are not outside, such as on Friday night. I will bring you <b>the early rain,</b> which falls right after the seeds have been planted, <b>and also the late rain,</b> which falls after the plants have sprouted, to help them grow well. <b>You will collect</b> all of your <b>grain,</b><sup>3</sup> <b>wine, and oil,</b> and none will be taken by your enemies. <b>I will put</b> plenty of <b>grass in your fields,</b> so you will not have to move your animals to another place to feed them. Not only will you be blessed with food, but <b>you will eat it and you will be satisfied</b> by it.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ve|ha|YAH im sha|MOA tish|me|U el\nmitz|vo|TAI a|SHER a|no|CHI me|tza|VEH\net|CHEM ha|YOM, le-a|ha|VAH et a|do|NAI\ne|lo|hei|CHEM u|le-av|DO, b'CHOL |\nle|vav|CHEM uv|CHOL naf|she|CHEM: ve|na|TA|ti\nme|TAR ar|tze|CHEM | be-i|TO yo|REH\nu|mal|KOSH, ve-a|SAF|ta d'ga|NE|cha ve|ti|rosh|CHA\nve|yitz|ha|RE|cha: ve|na|TA|ti E|sev | b'sad|CHA\nliv|hem|TE|cha, ve-a|CHAL|ta ve|sa|VA|ta:",
            "orthographic": "ve|ha|YAH ʾim sha|MOAʿ tish|me|ʿU ʾel\nmitz|vo|THAI ʾa|SHER ʾa|no|KHI me|tzav|VEH\nʾeth|KHEM hay|YOM, le|ʾa|ha|VAH ʾeth a|do|NAI\nʾe|lo|he|KHEM u|le|ʿa|ve|DHO, be|KHOL |\nle|vav|KHEM u|ve|KHOL naf|she|KHEM: ve|na|THAT|ti\nme|ṭAR ʾar|tze|KHEM | be|ʿit|TO yo|REH\nu|mal|QOSH, ve|ʾa|SAF|ta dhe|gha|NE|kha ve|thi|ro|she|KHA\nve|yitz|ha|RE|kha: ve|na|THAT|ti ʿE|śev | be|śa|dhe|KHA\nliv|hem|TE|kha, ve|ʾa|KHAL|ta ve|śa|VAʿT|ta:",
            "sephardic": "ve|ha|YAH im sha|MOAʿ tish|me|ʿU el\nmitz|vo|TAI a|SHER a|no|KHI me|tzav|VEH\net|KHEM hay|YOM, le|a|ha|VAH et a|do|NAI\ne|lo|he|KHEM u|le|ʿa|ve|DO, be|KHOL |\nle|vav|KHEM u|ve|KHOL naf|she|KHEM: ve|na|TAT|ti\nme|TAR ar|tze|KHEM | be|ʿit|TO yo|REH\nu|mal|QOSH, ve|a|SAF|ta de|ga|NE|kha ve|ti|ro|she|KHA\nve|yitz|ha|RE|kha: ve|na|TAT|ti ʿE|sev | be|sa|de|KHA\nliv|hem|TE|kha, ve|a|KHAL|ta ve|sa|VAʿT|ta:",
            "chabad": "v'ho|YOH im sho|MOYA tish|m'U el\nmitz|voy|SAI a|SHER o|noy|CHI m'tza|VEH\nes|CHEM ha|YOYM, l'a|ha|VOH es a|do|NOY\ne|loy|hei|CHEM ul'-ov'|DOY, b'CHOL |\nl'vav|CHEM uv'|CHOL naf|sh'CHEM: v'no|SA|ti\nm'TAR ar|tz'CHEM | b'i|TOY yoy|REH\nu|mal|KOYSH, v'o|SAF|to d'go|NE|cho v'si|roysh'|CHO\nv'yitz|ho|RE|cho: v'no|SA|ti EI|sev | b'sod'|CHO\nliv|hem|TE|cho, v'o|CHAL|to v'so|VO|to:"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Punishments for idolatry"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם פֶּן יִפְתֶּה\nלְבַבְכֶם, וְסַרְתֶּם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם\nאֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם\nלָהֶם: וְחָרָה | אַף יְהֹוָה בָּכֶם וְעָצַר\nאֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְלֹא יִהְיֶה מָטָר\nוְהָאֲדָמָה לֹא תִתֵּן אֶת יְבוּלָהּ,\nוַאֲבַדְתֶּם | מְהֵרָה<sup>4</sup> מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ\nהַטֹּבָה אֲשֶׁר יְהֹוָה נֹתֵן לָכֶם:",
          "english": "However, <b>you should</b> be very careful and <b>guard yourselves, in case your hearts become tempted</b> to rebel against God, <b>and you turn away</b> from His ways. If this happens, <b>you will</b> become involved in idolatry and start to <b>serve</b> false <b>gods that are foreign</b> to their makers because they do not help them, <b>and you will</b> foolishly <b>bow down to</b> these false <b>gods.</b> <b>The Lord's anger will</b> then <b>rage against you.</b> God <b>will close up the heavens, and there will be no rain; the ground will not give its produce</b> because nothing will grow. <b>You will quickly be destroyed,</b><sup>4</sup> and you will be sent out <b>from the good land</b>—the Land of Israel—<b>which the Lord gives to you.</b>",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "hi|sha|me|RU la|CHEM pen yif|TEH\nle|vav|CHEM, ve|sar|TEM va-a|vad|TEM\ne|lo|HIM a|che|RIM ve|hish|ta|cha|vi|TEM\nla|HEM: ve|cha|RAH | af a|do|NAI ba|CHEM ve-a|TZAR\net ha|sha|MA|yim ve|LO yih|YEH ma|TAR\nve|ha-a|da|MAH lo ti|TEN et ye|vu|LAH,\nva-a|vad|TEM | me|he|RAH me-AL ha-a|RETZ\nha|to|VAH a|SHER a|do|NAI no|TEN la|CHEM:",
            "orthographic": "his|sha|me|RU la|KHEM pen yif|TEH\nle|vav|KHEM, ve|sar|TEM va|ʿa|vadh|TEM\nʾe|lo|HIM ʾa|ḥe|RIM ve|hish|ta|ḥa|vi|THEM\nla|HEM: ve|ḥa|RAH | ʾaf a|do|NAI ba|KHEM ve|ʿa|TZAR\nʾeth has|sha|MA|yim ve|LOʾ yih|YEH ma|ṭAR\nve|ha|ʾa|dha|MAH loʾ thit|TEN ʾeth ye|vu|LAH,\nva|ʾa|vadh|TEM | me|he|RAH me|ʿAL ha|ʾa|RETZ\nhaṭ|ṭo|VAH ʾa|SHER a|do|NAI no|THEN la|KHEM:",
            "sephardic": "his|sha|me|RU la|KHEM pen yif|TEH\nle|vav|KHEM, ve|sar|TEM va|ʿa|vad|TEM\ne|lo|HIM a|ḥe|RIM ve|hish|ta|ḥa|vi|TEM\nla|HEM: ve|ḥa|RAH | af a|do|NAI ba|KHEM ve|ʿa|TZAR\net has|sha|MA|yim ve|LO yih|YEH ma|TAR\nve|ha|a|da|MAH lo tit|TEN et ye|vu|LAH,\nva|a|vad|TEM | me|he|RAH me|ʿAL ha|a|RETZ\nhat|to|VAH a|SHER a|do|NAI no|TEN la|KHEM:",
            "chabad": "hi|shom'|RU lo|CHEM pen yif|TEH\nl'vav|CHEM, v'sar|TEM va-a|vad|TEM\ne|loy|HIM a|chei|RIM v'hish|ta|cha|vi|SEM\nlo|HEM: v'cho|ROH | af a|do|NOY bo|CHEM v'o|TZAR\nes ha|sho|MA|yim v'LOY yih|YEH mo|TOR\nv'ho-a|do|MOH loy si|TEIN es y'vu|LOH,\nva-a|vad|TEM | m'hei|ROH mei-AL ho-o|RETZ\nha|toy|VOH a|SHER a|do|NOY noy|SEIN lo|CHEM:"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Tefillin"
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Learn and teach Torah"
        },
        {
          "type": "Annotation",
          "text": "Mezuzah"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "וְשַׂמְתֶּם | אֶת דְּבָרַי אֵלֶּה\nעַל | לְבַבְכֶם וְעַל נַפְשְׁכֶם,\nוּקְשַׁרְתֶּם | אֹתָם לְאוֹת עַל\nיֶדְכֶם וְהָיוּ לְטוֹטָפֹת בֵּין\nעֵינֵיכֶם: וְלִמַּדְתֶּם | אֹתָם |\nאֶת בְּנֵיכֶם לְדַבֵּר בָּם, בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ\nבְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ\nוּבְקוּמֶךָ: וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל מְזוּזוֹת\nבֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ: לְמַעַן יִרְבּוּ\nיְמֵיכֶם וִימֵי בְנֵיכֶם עַל הָאֲדָמָה",
          "english": "Even when you are in exile, <b>you should put these words of Mine,</b> written in the Torah, <b>in your hearts and souls;</b> pay attention to them. You should do this by putting on tefillin, which contain the words of the Shema. <b>You should tie</b> the hand-tefillin <b>on your arm as a sign</b> to",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ve|sam|TEM | et d'va|RAI e|LEH\nal | le|vav|CHEM ve-AL naf|she|CHEM,\nuk|shar|TEM | o|TAM le-OT al\nyed|CHEM ve|ha|YU le|to|ta|FOT bein\nei|nei|CHEM: ve|li|mad|TEM | o|TAM |\net b'nei|CHEM le|da|BER bam, b'shiv|te|CHA\nbe|vei|TE|cha uv|lech|te|CHA va|DE|rech uv|shachb|CHA\nuv|ku|ME|cha: uch|tav|TAM al me|zu|ZOT\nbei|TE|cha u|vish|a|RE|cha: le|MA-an yir|BU\nye|mei|CHEM vi|MEI v'nei|CHEM al ha-a|da|MAH",
            "orthographic": "ve|śam|TEM | ʾeth de|va|RAI ʾel|LEH\nʿal | le|vav|KHEM ve|ʿAL naf|she|KHEM,\nu|qe|shar|TEM | ʾo|THAM le|ʾOTH ʿal\nyedh|KHEM ve|ha|YU le|ṭo|ṭa|FOTH ben\nʿe|ne|KHEM: ve|lim|madh|TEM | ʾo|THAM |\nʾeth be|ne|KHEM le|dhab|BER bam, be|shiv|te|KHA\nbe|ve|THE|kha u|ve|lekh|te|KHA vad|DE|rekh u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA\nu|ve|qu|ME|kha: u|khe|thav|TAM ʿal me|zu|ZOTH\nbe|THE|kha u|vish|ʿa|RE|kha: le|MA|ʿan yir|BU\nye|me|KHEM vi|ME ve|ne|KHEM ʿal ha|ʾa|dha|MAH",
            "sephardic": "ve|sam|TEM | et de|va|RAI el|LEH\nʿal | le|vav|KHEM ve|ʿAL naf|she|KHEM,\nu|qe|shar|TEM | o|TAM le|OT ʿal\nyed|KHEM ve|ha|YU le|to|ta|FOT ben\nʿe|ne|KHEM: ve|lim|mad|TEM | o|TAM |\net be|ne|KHEM le|dab|BER bam, be|shiv|te|KHA\nbe|ve|TE|kha u|ve|lekh|te|KHA vad|DE|rekh u|ve|sha|kheb|be|KHA\nu|ve|qu|ME|kha: u|khe|tav|TAM ʿal me|zu|ZOT\nbe|TE|kha u|vish|ʿa|RE|kha: le|MA|ʿan yir|BU\nye|me|KHEM vi|ME ve|ne|KHEM ʿal ha|a|da|MAH",
            "chabad": "v'sam|TEM | es d'vo|RAI ei|LEH\nal | l'vav|CHEM v'AL naf|sh'CHEM,\nuk'|shar|TEM | oy|SOM l'OYS al\nyed|CHEM v'ho|YU l'toy|to|FOYS bein\nei|nei|CHEM: v'li|mad|TEM | oy|SOM |\nes b'nei|CHEM l'da|BEIR bom, b'shiv|t'CHO\nb'vei|SE|cho uv'|lech|t'CHO va|DE|rech uv'|shoch'b'|CHO\nuv'|ku|ME|cho: uch'|sav|TOM al m'zu|ZOYS\nbei|SE|cho u|vish|o|RE|cho: l'MA-an yir|BU\ny'mei|CHEM vi|MEI v'nei|CHEM al ho-a|do|MOH"
          }
        }
      ],
      "footer": [
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "marker": "1",
          "text": "1 Literally, \"hearts.\" We are commanded to love God with both of our hearts—our good inclination and our evil inclination. The evil inclination is a source of fiery passion and excitement. We may \"train\" it to love God by channeling the passion that it has for worldly pursuits and using it for Godly pursuits instead.",
          "attribution": "The Alter Rebbe"
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "marker": "2",
          "text": "2 This can be interpreted not only as a command, but also as a promise. God assures us that if we develop a \"love\" for Him by committing ourselves to serving Him, we will in turn develop a strong desire to maintain that connection to Him by studying the teachings of His Torah and \"speaking of them\" every day.",
          "attribution": "The Alter Rebbe"
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "marker": "3",
          "text": "3 In this context, \"grain\" symbolizes all material pursuits such as eating and doing business. It is our task to \"gather\" these activities—to elevate them and unite them with Godliness—by performing them in a manner that is holy and enhances our service of God.",
          "attribution": "The Alter Rebbe"
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "marker": "4",
          "text": "4 Alternatively, \"And You will destroy the quickness.\" The verse is hinting that we should not study Torah too quickly, for doing so may lead us away from its true meaning and eventually lead to sin. Instead, we are advised to study methodically and calmly.",
          "attribution": "The Rebbe"
        }
      ]
    }
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